Residents of Mesa, brace yourselves for a major upgrade to your commute. Starting Sept. 29, the Extension Road Resurfacing Project kicks off, promising not just smoother asphalt but also improved bicycle safety and connectivity. This initiative, slated for completion by year's end, will first tackle the segment from Baseline Road to 8th Avenue until Nov. 13, followed by the stretch from 8th Avenue to University Drive, set for completion by Nov. 27.
In an effort to deliver a concrete solution to the city's mobility and safety concerns, Mesa's project doesn't just fix roads—it's laying down new bike lanes from Baseline Road all the way to Main Street. Delayed from its initial 2022 schedule to make room for crucial utility upgrades, as MesaNow reports, city planners have seized the moment to further their agenda of safer, more connected streets.
Community voices were instrumental in shaping the vision for the Extension Road overhaul. Besides filling critical bike lane gaps on adjacent main roads like Country Club and Alma School Roads, the project streamlines fiscal spending by syncing the bike lane installation with the scheduled pavement maintenance. Additionally, it stitches together a key link to the Valley Metro Light Rail and enhances the accessibility to local schools, parks, and community spaces.
Anchoring the city's Safer Streets ambition, Extension Road is set to embody Mesa's drive toward reducing roadway injuries and deaths by 30% come 2030. The Mesa Safer Streets program outlines a strategy blending structural upgrades, focused law enforcement, and outreach efforts to foster public knowledge and best practices, creating, believes the city, a tighter-knit tapestry of transit options that both enlivens and protects its community.
With inquiries about the Extension Road Project, Mesa residents are advised to reach out at 480-644-3800 or via email at [email protected]. For insights into the broader Mesa Safer Streets program, contact Cassie Robles at [email protected] or by calling 480-489-8792.
